Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tunisia’s Saied unpicks young ‘Arab Spring’ democracy
TUNIS (Reuters) - President Kais Saied has gathered nearly all state power in his hands after dismantling much of Tunisia's young democracy over 11 turbulent months. But as he prepares for a referendu...
Jun 16, 2022
Chile tax reform, mining royalty ‘priority number one,’ minister says
By Alexander Villegas SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's government is set to push forward its tax reform plans, including a bill on mining royalties, by the end of this month, a top cabinet member to Presi...
Jun 16, 2022
Kremlin hopes EU leaders will not only discuss weapons in Kyiv visit
(Reuters) - The Kremlin said it hoped the leaders of France, Germany and Italy would not only discuss weapons supplies in their visit to Kyiv on Thursday, but rather to "push President [Volodymyr] Zel...
Jun 16, 2022
Myanmar junta calls return of executions ‘required action’
(Reuters) - Myanmar ruling military on Thursday defended a planned execution of two prominent democracy figures as lawful and required, defying international criticism for resuming capital punishment ...
Jun 16, 2022
Golf-Mexico’s Ancer withdraws from U.S. Open due to illness
BROOKLINE, Mass. (Reuters) - Mexico's Abraham Ancer has withdrawn from the U.S. Open due to an illness, tournament organisers said on Thursday ahead of the opening round. Ancer, who missed the cut at ...
Jun 16, 2022
BoE raises rates by 25 basis points again but says ready to act forcefully
By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England raised interest rates by a further quarter of a percentage point on Thursday but said it was ready to act "forcefully" to sta...
Jun 16, 2022
Activision board says no evidence senior execs ignored harassment reports
(Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's board and external advisers said on Thursday there was no evidence to suggest that senior executives intentionally ignored or attempted to downplay reported insta...
Jun 16, 2022
Latvia wants more NATO troops, fed up of “paying for lunch for the others”
By Sabine Siebold and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Latvia on Thursday made a last pitch for the deployment of more NATO troops in the Baltics, two weeks before NATO leaders are set to decide the ...
Jun 16, 2022
High fuel prices to persist into 2023, Wood Mackenzie says
By Rowena Edwards and Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Consumers can expect fuel prices at the pump to remain high into next year due to disruptions to Russian oil supplies and as refineries struggle to ...
Jun 16, 2022
Meta, Google, Twitter pledge to better fight fake news or risk fines
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meta, Alphabet unit Google, Twitter and Microsoft on Thursday agreed to take a tougher line against disinformation including deep fakes and fake accounts under an updated EU code ...
Jun 16, 2022
